2:1 ¶
And it came to pass°
after°
this,°°
that
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
enquired°°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
saying,°°
Shall I go up°°
into any°
of the cities°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה?°
And
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
said°°
unto°
him, Go up.°°
And
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
said,°°
Whither°
shall I go up?°°
And he said,°°
Unto
Çevrôn
חֶברוֹן.° |
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2:1 ¶
And it came to pass after this, that Dawid enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Yehudah? And Yahweh said unto him, Go up. And Dawid said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Chevron. |
2:2
So
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
went up°°
thither,°
and his two°
wives°
also,°
´Áçînö`am
אֲחִינֹעַם°
the
Yizræ`ë´lîŧ
יִזרְעֵאלִית,°
and
´Áviqäyil
אֲבִגָיִל°
Näväl's
נָבָל°
wife°
the
Carmælî
כַּרמְלִי.° |
|
2:2
So Dawid went up thither, and his two wives also, Achinoam the Yizreelith, and Avigayil Naval's wife the Karmeli. |
2:3
And his men°°
that°
[were] with°
him did
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
bring up,°°
every man°
with his household:°
and they dwelt°°
in the cities°
of
Çevrôn
חֶברוֹן.° |
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2:3
And his men that [were] with him did Dawid bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Chevron. |
2:4
And the men°°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה°
came,°°
and there°
they anointed°°°
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
king°
over°
the house°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה.°
And they told°°
Däwiđ
דָּוִד,°
saying,°°
[That] the men°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד°°
[were they] that°
buried°°°
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל.° |
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2:4
And the men of Yehudah came, and there they anointed Dawid king over the house of Yehudah. And they told Dawid, saying, [That] the men of Yavesh-Gilad [were they] that buried Shaul. |
2:5 ¶
And
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
sent°°
messengers°
unto°
the men°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד,°°
and said°°
unto°
them, Blessed°°
[be] ye°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
that°
ye have shewed°°
this°
kindness°
unto°
your
´áđôn
אֲדוֹן,°
[even] unto°
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל,°
and have buried°°
him. |
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2:5 ¶
And Dawid sent messengers unto the men of Yavesh-Gilad, and said unto them, Blessed [be] ye of Yahweh, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your adon, [even] unto Shaul, and have buried him. |
2:6
And now°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
shew°°
kindness°
and truth°
unto°
you: and I°
also°
will requite°°
you this°
kindness,°
because°
ye have done°°
this°
thing.° |
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2:6
And now Yahweh shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. |
2:7
Therefore now°
let your hands°
be strengthened,°°
and be°
ye valiant:°°
for°
your
´áđôn
אֲדוֹן°
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל°
is dead,°°
and also°
the house°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה°
have anointed°°
me king°
over°
them. |
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2:7
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your adon Shaul is dead, and also the house of Yehudah have anointed me king over them. |
2:8 ¶
But
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
the son°
of
Nër
נֵר,°
captain°
of
Šä´ûl's
שָׁאוּל°
host,°
took°°°
´Îš Böšeŧ
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת°
the son°
of
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל,°
and brought him over°°
to
Maçánayim
מַחֲנַיִם;° |
|
2:8 ¶
But Avner the son of Ner, captain of Shaul's host, took Ish-Bosheth the son of Shaul, and brought him over to Machanayim; |
2:9
And made him king°°
over°
Gil`äđ
גִּלעָד,°
and over°
the
´Ášûrîm
אֲשׁוּרִים,°°
and over°
Yizræ`e´l
יִזרְעֶאל,°
and over°
´Efrayim
אֶפרַיִם,°
and over°
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°
and over°
all°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל.° |
|
2:9
And made him king over Gilad, and over the Ashurim, and over Yizreel, and over Efrayim, and over Binyamin, and over all Yisrael. |
2:10
´Îš Böšeŧ
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת°
Šä´ûl's
שָׁאוּל°
son°
[was] forty°
years°
old°
when he began to reign°°
over°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל,°
and reigned°°
two°
years.°
But°
the house°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה°
followed°°
Däwiđ
דָּוִד.° |
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2:10
Ish-Bosheth Shaul's son [was] forty years old when he began to reign over Yisrael, and reigned two years. But the house of Yehudah followed Dawid. |
2:11
And the time°°
that°
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
was°
king°
in
Çevrôn
חֶברוֹן°
over°
the house°
of
Yæhûđà
יְהוּדָה°
was°
seven°
years°
and six°
months.° |
|
2:11
And the time that Dawid was king in Chevron over the house of Yehudah was seven years and six months. |
2:12 ¶
And
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
the son°
of
Nër
נֵר,°
and the servants°
of
´Îš Böšeŧ
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת°
the son°
of
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל,°
went out°°
from
Maçánayim
מַחֲנַיִם°°
to
Giv`ôn
גִּבעוֹן.° |
|
2:12 ¶
And Avner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-Bosheth the son of Shaul, went out from Machanayim to Givon. |
2:13
And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
the son°
of
Xærûyà
צְרוּיָה,°
and the servants°
of
Däwiđ
דָּוִד,°
went out,°°
and met°°
together°
by°
the pool°
of
Giv`ôn
גִּבעוֹן:°
and they sat down,°°
the one°
on the one side°°
of°
the pool,°
and the other°
on the other side°°
of°
the pool.° |
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2:13
And Yoav the son of Tzeruyah, and the servants of Dawid, went out, and met together by the pool of Givon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. |
2:14
And
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
said°°
to°
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב,°
Let the young men°
now°
arise,°°
and play°°
before°
us. And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
said,°°
Let them arise.°° |
|
2:14
And Avner said to Yoav, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Yoav said, Let them arise. |
2:15
Then there arose°°
and went over°°
by number°
twelve°°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°
which [pertained] to
´Îš Böšeŧ
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת°
the son°
of
Šä´ûl
שָׁאוּל,°
and twelve°°
of the servants°°
of
Däwiđ
דָּוִד.° |
|
2:15
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Binyamin, which [pertained] to Ish-Bosheth the son of Shaul, and twelve of the servants of Dawid. |
2:16
And they caught°°
every one°
his fellow°
by the head,°
and [thrust] his sword°
in his fellow's°
side;°
so they fell down°°
together:°
wherefore that°
place°
was called°°
Çelkaŧ Haxxurîm
חֶלקַת־הַצֻּרִים,°
which°
[is] in
Giv`ôn
גִּבעוֹן.° |
|
2:16
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Chelqath-Hatztzurim, which [is] in Givon. |
2:17
And there was°
a very°°
sore°
battle°
that°
day;°
and
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
was beaten,°°
and the men°°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל,°
before°
the servants°
of
Däwiđ
דָּוִד.° |
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2:17
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Avner was beaten, and the men of Yisrael, before the servants of Dawid. |
2:18 ¶
And there°
were°
three°
sons°
of
Xærûyà
צְרוּיָה°
there,
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב,°
and
´Ávîšay
אֲבִישַׁי,°
and
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל:°
and
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל°
[was as] light°
of foot°
as a°
wild°°
roe.° |
|
2:18 ¶
And there were three sons of Tzeruyah there, Yoav, and Avishay, and Asah-El: and Asah-El [was as] light of foot as a wild roe. |
2:19
And
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל°
pursued°°
after°
´Avnër
אַבנֵר;°
and in going°°°
he turned°°
not°
to°
the right°
hand°
nor to°
the left°
from following°°
´Avnër
אַבנֵר.° |
|
2:19
And Asah-El pursued after Avner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Avner. |
2:20
Then
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
looked°°
behind°
him, and said,°°
[Art] thou°
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל?°
And he answered,°°
I°
[am]. |
|
2:20
Then Avner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asah-El? And he answered, I [am]. |
2:21
And
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
said°°
to him, Turn thee aside°°
to°
thy right°
hand°
or°
to°
thy left,°
and lay thee hold°°
on one°
of the young men,°°
and take°°
thee°
his armour.°
But
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל°
would°°
not°
turn aside°°
from following°°
of him. |
|
2:21
And Avner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asah-El would not turn aside from following of him. |
2:22
And
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
said°°
again°°
to°
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל,°
Turn thee aside°°
from following°°
me: wherefore°
should I smite°°
thee to the ground?°
how°
then should I hold up°°
my face°
to°
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
thy brother?° |
|
2:22
And Avner said again to Asah-El, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Yoav thy brother? |
2:23
Howbeit he refused°°
to turn aside:°°
wherefore
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
with the hinder end°
of°
the spear°
smote°°
him under°
the fifth°
[rib], that the spear°
came out°°
behind°°
him; and he fell down°°
there,°
and died°°
in the same place:°
and it came to pass,°
[that] as many°
as came°°
to°
the place°
where°
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל°
fell down°°
and died°°
stood still.°° |
|
2:23
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Avner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth [rib], that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, [that] as many as came to the place where Asah-El fell down and died stood still. |
2:24
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
also and
´Ávîšay
אֲבִישַׁי°
pursued°°
after°
´Avnër
אַבנֵר:°
and the sun°
went down°°
when they°
were come°°
to°
the hill°
of
´Ammà
אַמָּה,°
that°
[lieth] before°°
Gîåç
גִּיחַ°
by the way°
of the wilderness°
of
Giv`ôn
גִּבעוֹן.° |
|
2:24
Yoav also and Avishay pursued after Avner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giach by the way of the wilderness of Givon. |
2:25 ¶
And the children°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
gathered themselves together°°
after°
´Avnër
אַבנֵר,°
and became°
one°
troop,°
and stood°°
on°
the top°
of an°
hill.° |
|
2:25 ¶
And the children of Binyamin gathered themselves together after Avner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. |
2:26
Then
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
called°°
to°
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב,°
and said,°°
Shall the sword°
devour°°
for ever?°
knowest°°
thou not°
that°
it will be°
bitterness°
in the latter end?°
how long°
shall it be then, ere°
thou bid°°
the people°
return°°
from following°°
their brethren?° |
|
2:26
Then Avner called to Yoav, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? |
2:27
And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
said,°°
[As]
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים°
liveth,°
unless°°
thou hadst spoken,°°
surely°
then°
in the morning°
the people°
had gone up°°
every one°
from following°°
his brother.° |
|
2:27
And Yoav said, [As] Elohim liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. |
2:28
So
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
blew°°
a trumpet,°
and all°
the people°
stood°
still,°°
and pursued°°
after°
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
no°
more,°
neither°
fought°°
they any more.°° |
|
2:28
So Yoav blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Yisrael no more, neither fought they any more. |
2:29
And
´Avnër
אַבנֵר°
and his men°°
walked°°
all°
that°
night°
through the plain,°
and passed over°°°
Yardën
יַרדֵּן,°
and went through°°°
all°
Biŧrôn
בִּתרוֹן,°
and they came°°
to
Maçánayim
מַחֲנַיִם.° |
|
2:29
And Avner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Yarden, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Machanayim. |
2:30
And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
returned°°
from following°°
´Avnër
אַבנֵר:°
and when he had gathered°°
all the people°
together,°°°°°
there lacked°°
of
Däwiđ's
דָּוִד°
servants°°°
nineteen°°
men°
and
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל.° |
|
2:30
And Yoav returned from following Avner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of Dawid's servants nineteen men and Asah-El. |
2:31
But the servants°
of
Däwiđ
דָּוִד°
had smitten°°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°°
and of
´Avnër's
אַבנֵר°
men,°°°
[so that] three°
hundred°
and threescore°
men°
died.°° |
|
2:31
But the servants of Dawid had smitten of Binyamin, and of Avner's men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died. |
2:32 ¶
And they took up°°°
`Áŝà ´Ël
עֲשָׂה־אֵל,°
and buried°°
him in the sepulchre°
of his father,°
which°
[was in]
Bêŧ Läçem
בֵּית־לָחֶם.°
And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב°
and his men°°
went°°°
all°
night,°
and they came to
Çevrôn
חֶברוֹן°
at break of day.°° |
|
2:32 ¶
And they took up Asah-El, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which [was in] Beth-Lachem. And Yoav and his men went all night, and they came to Chevron at break of day. |